Sony Music Australia Updates
RIA Award-winning and GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum artist The Kid LAROI is back with ‘Love Again’ – the highly anticipated first single from his upcoming project THE FIRST TIME.
Fans have been waiting for ‘Love Again’ since LAROI performed the track internationally on his sold-out headlining END OF THE WORLD TOUR last year.
The single comes with official video directed by Adrian Villagomez. Watch the classic love story with a twist HERE at 4pm AEDT.
‘Love Again’ follows last week’s ‘Can’t Go Back To The Way It Was (Intro)’, the first taste of new music from the superstar.
Earlier this week, LAROI announced ‘The Kid LAROI’s Wild Dreams’ – an interactive Fortnite experience where players quest throughout the cybercity ‘Laroitown’, ultimately attending a jam-packed LAROI concert featuring fan-favorite music and new music. Following the performance, players can join LAROI for the Afterparty experience. In the Afterparty, listen to the Wild Dreams mix on loop and get a look at the life of LAROI — both on tour and beyond. The Fortnite experience launches 10am AEDT 28 January and runs until 27 April. More information and a sneak peek available HERE.
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Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and global pop icon P!NK has released ‘TRUSTFALL’, the title track from her highly-anticipated ninth studio album, out February 17th via RCA Records / Sony Music Entertainment Australia.
Produced by GRAMMY®-nominated electronic artist FRED and Johnny McDaid of Snow Patrol, who co-wrote the song with P!NK, ‘TRUSTFALL’ is a synth-laden euphoric anthem and the next great hit in P!NK’s already impressive musical catalogue. Driven by a pulsating dance beat and P!NK’s signature powerhouse vocals, ‘TRUSTFALL’ is a declaration to leave one’s fears behind and put faith in the unknown.
Accompanying the release of ‘TRUSTFALL’ is its cinematic visual, choreographed by Ryan Heffington and directed by Georgia Hudson, who previously worked with P!NK on the ‘What About Us’ music video. The video follows its main character and P!NK as they converge over the course of one night, each ultimately choosing to fall in their own way. The ‘TRUSTFALL’ video will premiere Saturday morning at 1am AEDT.
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Country mega-star Luke Combs has announced his fourth full-length studio album GETTIN’ OLD – featuring an incredible 18 brand new tracks – is set for release on March 24th. The first track to be unveiled from the album is ‘Growin’ Up & Gettin’ Old’, co written by Combs, Rob Snyder & Channing Wilson, is out now.
Reflecting on the album, Combs shares, “This album is about the stage of life I’m in right now. One that I’m sure a lot of us are in, have been through, or will go through. It’s about coming of age, loving where life is now but at the same time missing how it used to be, continuing to fall for the one you love and loving them no matter what, living in the moment but still wondering how much time you have left, family, friends, being thankful, and leaving a legacy. Me and so many others have poured their hearts and souls into this record, and I hope you love it as much as we do.”
Combs, the reigning Country Music Association Entertainer Of The Year, released his most recent project GROWIN’ UP in 2022. GROWIN’ UP is nominated for Best Country Album at the upcoming GRAMMY® Awards on February 5th. He’s also nominated for Best Country Duo/Group performance for ‘Outrunnin’ Your Memory’ with Miranda Lambert, as well as best country song for ‘Doin’ This’.
Combs will be in Australia in August of this year for his highly anticipated SOLD OUT national tour – THE hottest ticket in town!
| — Multi-platinum pop phenomenon Zara Larsson is back today with ‘Can’t Tame Her’, a fiercely empowering new single available now via Sommer House / Black Butter Records / Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Co-written by Zara with long-standing collaborators MNEK and MTHR – plus GRAMMY®-winning US producer Danja (Britney, Timabland and more) – ‘Can’t Tame Her’ introduces Zara Larsson’s new era in spectacular, suitably unstoppable fashion. With its glossy, futuristic bounce and shimmering 80s-inspired synths, the track’s upbeat momentum drives towards an immediately chantable chorus as Zara proclaims, “you can’t tame her!”. The accompanying video seamlessly translates this energy – and fierce, female-forward message – to the screen, having been shot in Prague with choreography from JaQuel Knight (who Zara first worked with on the now-iconic ‘Love Me Land’ video, as recently co-signed by Britney Spears). The first release from Zara Larsson’s upcoming, third international album, ‘Can’t Tame Her’ also marks the launch of her newly-minted alliance between Zara’s own Sommer House label and Epic / Black Butter Records. Having taken control of her entire recording catalogue – which has been streamed over 9 billion times, the still-just-25 year old’s trailblazing deal made headlines worldwide and marks the next chapter for one of Swedish pop’s most exciting international stars. “Can’t change her / Can’t blame her / Can’t tame her” – watch out for much more from Zara Larsson in 2023. |
| — ROSALÍA is on top of the world and is not stopping any time soon! ROSALÍA has released brand new single ‘LLYLM’ (which stands for LIE LIKE YOU LOVE ME) – a sonic shift both in terms of genre and language for ROSALÍA, being the first song that she’s sung in English and Spanish. The GRAMMY® and 12-time Latin GRAMMY®-award winning recording artist most recently teamed up with GRAMMY® Award winner and highest-certified female rapper of all time CARDI B for ‘DESPECHÀ – RMX’. ‘DESPECHA’ was originally debuted in 2022 to immediate fan and critic support, serving as the first new music offering since the release of her globally, critically and commercially acclaimed landmark Spanish language album MOTOMAMI. |
| — Elle King’s new album COME GET YOUR WIFE is a fresh, unbridled and loose autobiographical look at the tattooed blonde’s journey through life, music, love, fame and the places she’s called home. From her teenage years in rural Ohio to a residency in New York and time in LA, London and Nashville, the 12 authentic tracks run a gauntlet of styles and attitudes that leave King’s roots showing. She co-produced the album with award winning producer Ross Copperman and co-wrote eight of the tracks. Even the songs she didn’t write but chose for the record feel like a musical autobiography of her life. Truth and humour permeate COME GET YOUR WIFE and that includes the album title which is a wry reference to a putdown tossed her partner’s way by an alpha male during a spirited night of fun and games. She can drink, play games and go toe-to-toe with the best of them so if you’re dishin’ it out around Elle, be ready to take it! COME GET YOUR WIFE sharpens King’s gaze, digs into her roots, puts her banjo front and centre, and creates a record that’s as alive and electric as she is. Taking all the pieces – the rock, soul, (blue)grass and country that she loves – she’s made an album that demands your attention, then delivers on all cylinders. |
| — Libianca stars in the newly released, emotive video for ‘People’ that brings to life the sentiments that many around the world have related to. The sultry dulcet tones of the 22-year-old singer-songwriter sit layered against the mesmerising stripped back, Afrobeat tinged production. The beautiful ballad sees Libianca explore how she navigates anxiety and depression through her vices. Describing the making of the song, Libianca notes, “I was going through a lot during Thanksgiving week and felt so unseen – nobody noticed what was going on. I remembered thinking, I have to stay consistent with my content on social media, so I can’t afford to sit around in my emotions right now. So I walked past my room to the studio, found a beat and recorded it.” ‘People’ continues to hit new milestones every week and has reached over 40.4M global streams since its release. Growing up between Cameroon and Minnesota, Libianca melts the sounds of her childhood, to create her own Afro-Pop leaning sound that is heard across her music. |
